Swaziland Facts and Country Information...

Swaziland
is officially known as the Kingdom of Swaziland. It is a
sovereign state located in South Africa. The ethnic
people of this country derive their names from Mswati
II, a king from the 19th-century king who ruled the
Swazi territory. Swaziland is a land-locked country
which is bordered in the North, South and West by South
Africa and has Mozambique to its East.

Even though Swaziland has a geographical area that
covers only 17,400 square kilometres of landmass, it
consists of four major geographical regions with varied
topography. These regions are differentiated from each
other on the basis of the climate prevalent and run from
the north to the country’s southern boundaries. There
are several rivers that flow through the country, the
Great Usutu River being the major river in the region.

The mountain ridge of the Lubombo lies along the eastern
border with Mozambiqueand stands at a height of about
600 metres. The mountains are separated from each other
by the canyons of three rivers, namelythe Usutu ,the
Ngwavuma as well as theMbuluzi River.

Swaziland is divided into four climatic regions: the
Highveld, the Middleveld, the Lowveld as well as
theLubombo plateau. The seasons of the country are the
opposite of those prevalent in the Northern Hemisphere:
December being a mid-summer month and June being a
mid-winter month.